Privacy Transformation - Issue 125
PRIVACY
We must reform our Data Protection Commission
Even as Covid-19 has forced us to spend more time online, we face a deepening privacy crisis. Headlines about predatory profiling of vulnerable people by gambling firms, electoral manipulation, and market distortion that hurts us as consumers are now matters of routine. But five years ago a new law was introduced to prevent precisely this.
ICO response to DCMS consultation “Data: a new direction”
The UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
French privacy watchdog takes action on government fingerprint database issues
The National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL) has decided to call the Ministry of the Interior to order after observing several failures in the proper maintenance of the automated fingerprint file (FAED).
Ikea removes CCTV found above toilets at Peterborough distribution centre
The furniture giant says it understands that the discovery of the cameras "may be concerning".
Beijing explains what China's new data protection law really means – a month after it took effect
Orders annual data reviews to ensure compliance with rules on how to handle data that's terrifying to lose, or merely scary
Blog Post: Privacy Myth Privacy Is Hard
A common myth is that privacy is hard. Indeed, designing totally ‘private’ systems is next to impossible even under ideal circumstances. (The same is true for designing 100% secure systems by the way.) But we should not let perfect be the enemy of good. A little bit of effort and consideration can actually prevent a lot of privacy harm.
SECURITY & TECH
Servers of HSE cyberattack gang seized by gardaí in recent weeks
The head of the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau has told of how gardai recently seized the servers of the gang which carried out the cyberattack on the HSE last May.
‘Insider jobs’ on rise in Ireland as fraud gangs recruit workers accessing data
So-called ‘Trojan horse’ tactics now being used to gather raw data needed for frauds
Experts working to restore access to IT systems at NUIG
Internet access at NUI Galway is still down following an attempted cyberattack a week ago.
RELATED: NUIG IT systems remain offline after attempted cyber attack
London’s Met Police is expanding its use of facial recognition technology
The Metropolitan Police is buying a new facial recognition system that will supercharge its surveillance technology capabilities.
AI & Algorithms (Part 5): UK government announces plan to regulate artificial intelligence
On 22 September, the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) announced its long-awaited National AI Strategy. The strategy paper sets out the government’s intended 10-year agenda for making the UK a “global AI superpower” and includes an acknowledgment of the need to introduce new legislation in order to regulate AI technologies.
UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report
The NCSC's weekly threat report is drawn from recent open source reporting.
DATA BREACH
Twitch confirms massive data breach
Documents, shared in online forums appear to show records of payments made to streamers.
Over 1.5 billion Facebook users' personal data found for sale on hacker forum
Unrelated to other recent problems Facebook has had, this particular batch of data was scraped from profiles, meaning it's publicly available knowledge. That doesn't stop it from being dangerous.
ENFORCEMENT
Finnish SA: Police reprimanded for illegal processing of personal data with facial recognition software
The Finnish Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman has issued a statutory reprimand to the National Police Board for illegal processing of special categories of personal data during a facial recognition technology trial.
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